Reviews by Dave128:

A - Very disappointing on the head compared to other stouts. I would expect an everlasting head with the thickness this beer looked like it had on the pour. Almost no head retention in my glass. Not even a disc a minute after the pour. Color is nice though. You can barely pick up some ruby highlights around the edges if you hold it up to the light.

S - Nothing really special in the nose for me. Smells roasty and chocolaty, but also has somewhat of a metallic astringent smell.

T - Tastes wonderful. The roasted dark malt comes in fantastic with the flavor and the finish isn't tooo tooo bittersweet. Picking up a little dried fruit typa flavors in the middle.

M - Perfect for a stout. Thick and syrupy coats the mouth ridiculously well with the flavors present.

D - Pretty good stout. Certainly not the best I've had but a fair offering from Bell's.

I was also unable to locate a bottle dating so I have no idea if this is fresh or not..

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S: Smells of stout and licorice, though is not too fragrant. Smells damn good but the smell doesn't seem to carry far, and I found myself having to stick my nose deep into the glass to smell anything at all.

T: taste is where this beer shines. Solid stout flavor with a suitable amount of licorice. Delicious.

Had this beer sitting in the fridge since September and just got around to drinking it. Drank out of a Teku.

Look: Beer pours pretty dark and is pitch black in the glass with a medium dark khaki head.

Aroma: Lovely roasted coffee note with just a little bit of licorice in the background.

Taste: Aroma translates to the palate. Licorice is a little more pronounced but not overpowering. Really nice roasty bitterness on the back end makes this beer super drinkable.

Mouthfeel: At 6% this beer is on the thin side for a stout.

Overall(style points): This beer is way better than people give it credit for. For some reason nobody gives low ABV stouts any respect but this beer is delicious. It delivers awesome roasted coffee flavor while being refreshing and drinkable. 92 points!

Taste: starts out bitter. A combination of flavors from the earthy hops, bitter chocolate, and black coffee. Roasted malt comes in midway with just subtle sweetness. The finish leaves a charred and bitter aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: smooth and medium bodied with just enough carbonation.

Overall: a very drinkable stout that I enjoyed. This is more bitter forward with very little sweetness.

It tastes like black licorice, but not in a way that makes you say, "Aw, shit...no one likes black licorice." It's good. It pours with a big head, so do so as slowly as you can, but it's a fun beer to drink.

I've got to say this has some ups and downs for me, I found this a very nice American Stout that lacked a head but had great lace on the glass...weak aroma but a nice bitter roasted flavor and this brew was back as sin....then the aroma picks up as it warms...I have to say that overall I like this Stout and would pick up a 6 pack again...wow the flavor really gets a woody bitter as it warms...nice!

Appearance - 4.25/5
Very very dark brown, possibly black. A thin layer of light brown head

Smell - 3.75/5
Roasted malts, a hint of slight citrus hops, a little smokiness and maybe a little alcohol. I would have liked the roasty and smoky aspects of the malts to be stronger, still a decent aroma.

Taste - 3.75/5
Smoke, charcol, sweet roasted malts, sugary alcohol, the hops come up the most in the aftertaste. Overall this is a decent tasting stout. A nice amount of smokiness but not overpowering.

Mouthfeel - 4/5
Smooth, both creamy and crisp during different parts of the sip. Carbonation is medium. A nice feel overall

Overall - 3.75/5
This was a decent beer overall. Wouldn't be my first choice typically, but I'm glad I tried it.

T: Nice balance of roasted malt, coffee, cocoa. Did not notice the licorice that others have mentioned but wasn't really looking for it either. One of the best tasting beers I've had, and I am normally a hophead.

F: Very smooth, less carbonated than I am used to but perfect for a stout

Pours a pitch black with rather big creamy almond colored head,the aroma is a mocha coffee and some nuttiness.Tastes sweet and roasted with some chocolate tones nice and creamy tasting.Its a beer to drink and savor for sure, this an Expedition are definently high quality stouts worthy of high marks.

Appearance  Beautifully black in color with a large, dark tan head that showed great retention and left a bit of lacing.

Smell  This is a nice combination of sweet cream, roasted malts, light espresso, and hints of chocolate.

Taste  Oh, this is good. Its a lot bigger than it smells. Most Cream/Milk Stouts that Ive had are heavy on the sweets and light on the malts, but this one is expertly balanced. The big, bitter, burnt toast malt just hits the nail on the head.

The other side of the coin is just as good. This doesnt have a big milk flavor like most other examples of the style. This is true cream. It is good. It is luscious. It is right on without overpowering.

Mouthfeel  This is medium-bodied and will drive your saliva glands crazy. They got just the right combination of stouty roasted malts and fine, rich cream. This one also has a fluffy mouthfeel that will put you on cloud 9.

Drinkability  I wasnt a huge fan of the Milk/Sweet Stout until trying this one. It is a great beer for introducing a stout lover to the style.

Close to black with deep brown hues. Small brown head settles to a quarter inch. Smokey as a Siberian chimney after a hard winter. Aroma of creosote, heavily roasted barley, coffee, roasted nuts. Taste is dominated by huge smoky roastedness. Slightly sweet with a thick, rich body. Low carbonation leads to easy drinking. I remember it being much better on tap.

Cocoa, deep dark roasted coffee, low bitters, good ABV... not too high. I'm just not a huge fan of stouts I think. If you are a coffee drinker you will love this so much. I did like how it wasnt too bitter. The look of the beer is on point. Just blackness!

Pours an intense dark-brown, basically black with some deep ruby tips around only the edges of the beer. Leathery tan head, cloudy and fluffy atop the brew; lasts for quite a while but doesn't leave much lacing. Aroma on this beer is huge - deep, dark fruits, boozy raisins and dates, dark chocolate fudge, black licorice, heavy, roasted malts. Very intoxicating, it smells delicious. The taste is full steam ahead with black licorice alongside some sweetness in the form of booze-soaked dates and grapes. The malt is roasted to hell and is very tasty, leaving a huge toasty flavor along all sides of the palate. Mouth is slightly creamy but a bit more thin than expected from the initial pour. Touch of bitterness in the aftertaste, but the bitter notes seem to come more from the bitter, unsweet coffee flavors than hops - the hops go fairly unnoticed here. Mouth is also left with a slightly woody char that fades out nicely. Low side of the carbonation scale.

Overall, this is a solid stout that is packed with a huge aroma and a huge flavor, especially for being only 6% ABV. The body could stand to be a bit thicker and creamier, but this is still something that is very drinkable and very flavorful, all the way up and down.

A: This is pretty much the standard appearance for a 6% stout: black body with a 1-finger head that vanishes rapidly. The fast fading head is a khaki-brown and the lacing left behind is light and dotty on the sides of my oversized wine glass.

S: I pick up a wonderful roasted coffee aroma with hints of dark chocolate, toffee, and light vanilla flavors. I find this to be an impressively big smell for a not big beer. Definitely the standout component of this brew.

T: Roast-y toasty. Scorched dark grains and burnt toast are the biggest players on my palate. Bitter chocolate and coffee flavors are present, but in the background. The roasted, burnt flavors become less bitter and give way to the sweeter tastes as my mouth becomes more accustomed to swishing this around.

Bitter and roasty flavors that I would normally associate with higher ABV stouts. This though, has lighter body and alcohol presence. Creamy up front fading to ashy coffee and dark chocolate notes and a very dry, almost chalky, finish.

This is a stout you could pour into a snifter and sip as a winter warmer when you're not in the mood for a high alcohol bomber.

A: pours a very dark brown that lets through not a single gleam of light; a small, medium brown head that reduces to a very thin layer of bubbles and steady lacing down the glass

S: coffee, soy sauce (this is all I know to call that savory scent that I get from some stouts and porters), and maybe some bitter chocolate; a very bitter scent--I'm excited!

T: molasses taste right off the bat, yet with no sweetness; malty and rich; coffee-like bitterness with a bitter aftertaste

F: fairly thick; a little bit sticky so that it does coat the mouth and leave that bitterness; moderate carbonation

D: the bitter aftertaste might be the only thing to diminish drinkability; you probably wouldn't drink this with food due to that; the stickiness and bitterness will leave you wanting water; however I could definitely drink two of these before moving on to a less dense and strong-tasting brew

I liked this quite a bit overall. I am a fan of bitter stouts, though.

It pours a nearly pitch black with a 2 fingered tight bubbled mocha colored head. Retention is medium long with no lacing on the sides of the glass.

The aroma is of perfectly roasted coffee. It's roasty but not acrid with a nice subtle chocolate undertones. It also is just a little bit sweet at the end.

The taste has more of a roasted character than the nose but still very coffee heavy. Either the hops or the roasted barley lend a semi-firm bitterness to the beer. There is a little bit of residual sweetness t the beer but it is by no means a sweet stout. The finish is pretty dry and leaves a bit of lasting roast on the tongue.

The mouthfeel is medium to medium full with a level of carbonation which lends a little bit of creaminess in the mouth. Drinkability is pretty good with the only ding against it being the lasting roast after the sip is done. I find this character in many, but not all, stouts and I don't find it very pleasant. Overall this is a really great stout, readily available, and with a great flavor profile, One of the better ones I have had.